Traditional ways of thinking about scholarly speaking often display biases about who can be an effective presenter. By addressing these biases, we can make our campuses more inclusive for all speakers and learners.
On the pages below, you will find an overview of how we can shift our thinking and our practices to make our scholarly presentations more equitable and accessible.
Linguistic Justice
In academic settings, speaking in ways that differ from “standard” language use can evoke prejudiced judgments, and such biased judgments often target students who belong to equity-seeking groups. On this page, you will learn about how we can combat these biases to help fight for linguistic justice—and social justice more broadly.
Accessible Scholarly Speaking
Learn to adapt your scholarly presentations to ensure that your research can reach an audience with a wide range of abilities and needs.
Fostering Equitable Classrooms
Click here if you are an instructor hoping to make your classroom presentation assessments more inclusive and equitable. This page also compiles a bibliography of relevant scholarly research on equity and schoarly speaking.